Map of Aquileia from above, Aquileia - Roman Wine Port marked with a wine glass

Winery · Aquileia

Aquileia - Roman Wine Port

Roman river port founded 181 BC where merchant ships loaded wine—Friuli Aquileia DOC today produces aromatic Sauvignon Blanc from ancient vineyards.

What to do there

TourAquileia - Roman Wine PortOne of the Roman Empire's largest cities, now a quiet village with stunning mosaics. Wine was shipped from here across the empire. The basilica floor mosaics are extraordinary.

Wineries nearby

Winery · Cormòns Collio & Goriška Brda The Ponca limestone of Collio births Friulano and Ribolla Gialla that rival the great Burgundies—Cormòns is the quiet capital of northeastern Italy's most precise, mineral-driven whites.
Winery · Friuli-Venezia Giulia Radikon Stanko Radikon revolutionized orange wine in 1995, and son Saša continues the legacy with skin-contact Ribolla Gialla and Chardonnay from 18 hectares of Isonzo-river-adjacent vineyards on steep Oslavia slopes.
Winery · Primorska Movia Movia (Kristančič family since 1820, 18th-century roots) pioneered Slovenia's natural wine movement—30 hectares spanning Slovenian Goriška Brda and Italian Collio, with Aleš Kristančič's legendary long maceration in old oak since certification in 2004.